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For the second year in a row, the UVic Vikes women’s rugby team came up just short in the U Sports national championship, losing 15-13 to the UBC Thunderbirds on Nov. 2. The low-scoring final was a nail-biter, and fourth-overall meeting on the season between UVic and UBC. The Vikes had beat the Thunderbirds in […]

Parks Canada is closing swaths of the eastern Glacier National Park backcountry this week, as the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) rolls out their howitzers for a practice shoot ahead of avalanche control season. The federal agency announced on Facebook Nov. 3 that East Rogers — which flanks both the north and south side of the

A Maple Ridge artist-in-residence has teamed up with the Maple Ridge Community Foundation to celebrate the foundation’s 50th anniversary. Artist Alex Neff is behind the “Give Where You Live 50th Anniversary” design on hoodies, T-shirts, and sweatshirts currently on sale on the foundation’s website. Neff is a primarily a portrait artist who works in pen

This article discusses intimate partner violence and may be triggering to some readers. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence or abuse, contact the Kelowna Women’s Shelter 24/7 support line at 250-763-1040 or text 236-970-0704. For support, contact the Elizabeth Fry Society at 1(250) 763-4613 or email info@efryokanagan.com. In an emergency, call 911.

The Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP have seized thousands of litres of material used to produce illicit drugs found in shipments inspected at CBSA’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta, B.C. On Thursday, Oct. 30, the two police agencies announced the seizure of 4,300 litres of precursor chemicals coming from China, found in